I flew into Canada yesterday to begin the Canadian leg of my Reboot with Joe: Fully Charged Book Tour so it was pretty fitting that this question came through while I was in an airport. I’m typically in an airport at least once a week so it doesn’t surprise me that you guys are curious about this topic. Watch this week’s Ask Joe Anything video to find out how I conquer jet lag and how I rest at night. It’s not easy, but I really try to do my best. If you have a question for me — maybe it’s about Rebooting, something personal about my life, or anything that comes to mind — I’d love to know. You can submit your question by sharing it in the comment section below or ask me on social media using #AskJoeAnything. If you’ve missed the previous Ask Joe Anything series, you can check out the questions I’ve already covered in the past 14 weeks.

How do you deal with jet lag when you cross so many time zones? Your body clock must be all confused!

I find that the short term stops, like three hours flying from east coast to the pacific, are more taxing than flying from Sydney to LA. I think there’s a number of reasons for that. The Sydney to LA flight is like 14 hours so I have more time to rest and adjust and the shorter flights like 5 or 6 hours kind of knocks you around since you can’t get a full sleep. But here’s what I try to do…I m a very good sleeper, I actually get lots of sleep no matter where I am so that’s a benefit. And I am fortunate enough to fly business class which enables me to get some shut eye on the flight. But the real secret is setting my mind up to the idea of where I’m going. So maybe one or two days out, I’m preparing myself and I might try to go to bed earlier or stay up later, or get up earlier or stay in bed later and just try to adjust my sleep schedule depending on where I’m going. If all else fails, I go to sugar and which is the problem. Sugar can help give you energy during the day but its only a short term solution and doesn’t really work in the long term as I know all too well. I’m doing my best!

With the constant hustle and bustle of your life, how do you prepare for rest in the evening? Do you meditate?

I am slowly meditating, I wouldn’t say I’m an expert meditator or a consistent meditator, but I’m trying. I find that before I go to bed at night I’m pretty exhausted but I tend to have a few quiet moments, 10 – 15 minutes, by myself where I can just chill and have no tv or computer or ipad, and I try to not have any phone…I try! I don’t know if that’s meditating but for me it’s about having some down time before I got to sleep.

Joe Cross

More than 20 million people around the world watched Joe Cross juice his way across America, losing 100 pounds and getting off medication in Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead. The film ignited a juicing movement. Viewers around the world have been inspired to start juicing, lose weight and get healthy - and as a result of the film over 370 million glasses of fresh juice have been consumed, 370,000 tons of fruit and vegetables consumed, more than 24.8 million pounds of weight lost, and over 220,000 people are now medication free.
Joe's second film, Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead 2 was released in November 2014. Through his journey and the lives of the people he meets throughout the film Joe shares all that he's learned about how to stay healthy in an unhealthy world, revealing that most of us really do have more control over of our health than we think - and that none of us are perfect, especially Joe himself! His book, The Reboot with Joe Juice Diet, hit the New York Times' best seller list in March 2014, and the companion guide The Reboot with Joe Juice Diet Cookbook launched that summer.

I currently eat a Whole Food Plant Based diet. I have been inspired to do so form the research in the China Study by Dr. Colin Campbell and the work of Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn. Although I am not challenged to the degree that Joe and Phil were, I think the Reboot plan is a particularly healthy and quick way to see results. This gives not only a huge health benefit but provides the support of a quick start and positive success that is so reinforcing. And it is just plain a healthy habit. I will be doing this too. Thank you for sharing your journey, Joe and thank you Phil for allowing Joe to share yours too. I cried when I saw you running! That is just so great! You are making a huge contribution to your fellow man!!!!!

it always helps me to not eat on the plane. Which is tough because eating helps break up the time. In the rare airport where they serve fresh juice I always grab one. Kale chips are great for the plane too.

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